Warhol Foundation Board Lifts 8-Year Funding Ban on the Smithsonian
Release Date:
01/15/2019
... removed artist David Wojnarowicz’s video A Fire in My Belly from the Foundation-supported ...
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Lack of Diversity Hurts Science: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Changing That
Release Date:
06/10/2019
... campus to take creepy, crawly things to kids in one of my city’s lowest-income neighborhoods. A six-year-old ...
Newly Established Phyllis Mailman Professorship Endowed by the Tow Foundation, Mailman Foundation, and Joshua Mailman Foundation
Release Date:
06/24/2019
... of The Mailman Foundation. “This gift underscores my mother’s dedication to the School and commitment to its ...
Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education
Release Date:
01/23/2020
... Network to be the most important and enduring project of my life and I should like to see it implemented while I am ...
Philanthropy New York Leadership Transition
Release Date:
06/24/2020
... Transition ) Dear Members, I am writing to share my big news: I will step down as President of Philanthropy ... justice, this might seem an odd moment for me to announce my impending departure from...
Mary Grecco Named Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Foundation for Child Development
Release Date:
05/04/2023
... of professionals and doing all I can to be a resource to my colleagues and the Board.” Mary received her Bachelor ...
Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience
Release Date:
04/01/2025
... She shared: Ruth and fellows.jpg The fellowship deepened my understanding of, and connection to, justice movements. It ... to shed the mantle of “funder”, partially because of my incredible privilege in so...
PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice
The Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice outlines 33 principles of sound practice for charitable organizations and foundations related to legal compliance and public disclosure, effective governance, financial oversight, and...
12
Jan
2012
Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views
Thursday, January 12, 2012 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
Families and foundation boards across the country wrestle with diverging values, various religions and different political persuasions. While always a concern, divergent opinions come into sharper focus as the nation heads into the 2012 election...
01
Feb
2012
A Spike Lee Retrospective - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of a compilation of Academy Award Winner Spike Lee's documentaries, and a retrospective discussion to follow. Spike Lee is a notable writer, director, producer, actor, and...
12
Mar
2012
Conversations for Grantmakers: Hydrofracking Plus and Minus
Monday, March 12, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for a discussion about the effects natural gas drilling has on community infrastructure. Amy Panek from the Park Foundation and Marilyn Bok from the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers will also talk about their work to educate the...
14
May
2012
Conversations for Grantmakers: Our Returning Veterans
Monday, May 14, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Teleconference
Find out how the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester, NY, is using a collaborative approach to treatment; a national model, that cares for the whole person. Veterans receive the breadth of services needed to regain their mental, physical and...
06
Feb
2013
Family Foundations Briefing
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Teleconference
GFNY members will start the conversation reporting on participation at the Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference, in San Jose. Hear what they learned, and contribute your views if attending. Explore What’s the buzz? What are the...
15
May
2013
Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -
10:45am to 1:00pm
The question of how philanthropic organizations should operate has been much debated within and outside of the sector, and especially so since the economic downturn. Come hear your colleagues Lance Lindblom and Jeffrey Solomon, who are leaders in...
11
Jun
2013
What You Need To Know About Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The new media ecology can be overwhelming, with a growing array of digital devices, a proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs), alternative credentialing offered with digital badges, and the ubiquity of apps and social networks. Recent...
18
Dec
2014
Who Will Benefit from the President's Immigration Reforms? - Webinar
Thursday, December 18, 2014 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a new policy that could allow nearly five million undocumented immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, to apply for temporary work permits and reprieve from...
Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?
Release Date:
04/06/2015
TrueChild Executive Director, Riki Wilchins, examines the importance of utilizing a gender transformative approach in funding.
28
Jun
2016
After United States v. Texas: What's Next for Immigrants, Communities, and Philanthropy? - Webinar
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
On June 23, 2016, a deadlocked Supreme Court left in place—at least for now—a lower court decision halting the implementation of expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).
Robin Hood Issues Call for Applications for New Grant-Ready Insights and Training Project (GRIT)
Release Date:
08/10/2016
... funders. GRIT applications, which can be found at www .robinhood.org/grit , are due on August 11. The program ...
Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness
Release Date:
01/10/2017
The project will, among other things, help establish a state-of-the-art pediatric ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging center at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.